Yes it did happen,a young Marine recruit on his first weekend leave after graduation from MCRD San Diego in his winter dress greens took a bus to LA, wanted to see the Sunset Strip on a friday night, BIG MISTAKE. Spat upon November 1965, never went back to LA after that, i spent all my weekend leaves in San Clemente and Oceanside. The Sunset Strip was not a friendly place for this Marine.

@shanemacgowan....cherry picking a few examples does not make the theft from Oregon taxpayers any more palatable.....what is enough in your opinion for tier 1 pension holders?...the taxpayers of Oregon were never asked to approve this scam. what is it that you don't get that tier 1 receipiants are stealing from the ninety-eight percent of public employees who receive a pension that is equal or better to the private sector.....as for belloti he was nothing but a average coach at best, and was overpaid for his results. if you want to talk talent, look to Chip, he makes belloti look like a very poor amature.

@shamemacgowan....there is nothing inflammatory about this story by the Oregonian, what is inflammatory is how the ruling class that has been running this state into bankrupcy. Wow, there is another side to this story, the kids and hard working people of Oregon that are being raped by the unsustainable pensions of pers. Two days a week as a assistant and making $96,000 a year, belloti making $45,000 a month, no wonder alums from the u of o don't think their s$%& stinks.

@ MV...i'm sure those greedy republicans don't pay anything towards bellotti's pers retirement of $45,000 a month. Political preference has nothing to do with it, you should quit believing, mm/msnbc and the ed show, way too much hate regarding beliefs.